国际英语资讯:U.S.-backed Syrian forces capture Syrias Raqqa from Islamic State
<p><span word="DAMASCUS">DAMASCUS</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 17-- <span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="month">month</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> (<span word="SDF">SDF</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="facto">facto</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="troops">troops</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kurds">Kurds</span>, <span word="Arabs">Arabs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Assyrians">Assyrians</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="YPG">YPG</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="eliminating">eliminating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terror">terror</span>-<span word="labeled">labeled</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heartland">heartland</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="mopped">mopped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sleeper">sleeper</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="existed">existed</span>," <span word="Talal">Talal</span> <span word="Silo">Silo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="combed">combed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mines">mines</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Soon">Soon</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="liberation">liberation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Sure">Sure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="liberated">liberated</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mopping">mopping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="facto">facto</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terror">terror</span>-<span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mediation">mediation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="surrender">surrender</span>.</p><p><span word="Around">Around</span> 3,500 <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="evacuated">evacuated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> 275 <span word="local">local</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="another">another</span> 300 <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="fate">fate</span>.</p>
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